Supported tools¶ Supported tools KiCad ADK fork Why a fork The delta versus upstream Where the exports live in the UI How it is built and pinned What this page does not assert Chiplet export plugin What one run produces Reaching it What the dialog controls The orchestrator Boundaries: manifest, not layer Headless use Writer parity Troubleshooting gds2kicad The problem it solves Installing Telling it where the pads are Die to footprint Die to symbol The pin list Curating pads by hand Database units Black-box chiplets Interposer I/O pads Board back to chiplet netlist The GUIs Where files are written Troubleshooting Chiplet Studio What it is for Opening an assembly The 3D view Layer stackups The 2D drill-down The net graph The flow pipeline Python scripting Running the application Resolving PDK roots Known limits Interposer PDK (OpenIntM4TM2) The process The KLayout technology DRC LVS The PCell library Cu-pillar generation The KiCad side What INTERPOSER_PDK_ROOT provides Simulation and extraction support Interconnect PDK Why this is a separate PDK The method registry Shipped methods The 3D auxiliary layers The generators 3D stackup fragments The standalone DRC deck Relationship to the ADK What INTERCONNECT_PDK_ROOT provides The ADK-Tools image The submodules are the lockfile Build stages The verify stage is the release gate Pinned components The version story Updating a clone Testing one tool at a different revision Mounting a development checkout Releases Licensing
